International collegiate programming contest

The International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) is sponsored by the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM). Marquette University is part of the North Central North American region. Teams of three students have one computer and five hours to solve 8 or 9 problems.

The team is currently coached by Dr. Craig Struble. Team members can enroll in COSC 100, a one credit pass/fail course, if they wish.

History

Marquette's first participation in the ACM programming contest in recent years occurred in November 2007. A three person team composed of Brian Reed, Matt Thompson, and Aaron Gember solved 3 of the 8 problems. The team placed 47 out of 199 teams in the North Central North America region.

File:ACM NCNA 2007 Unofficial Results.pdf

In 2008, two teams competed at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh site. Team 1 (The Cybermen) consisted of Tim Blattner (Senior in COSC), Aaron Gember (Senior in COSC), and Adam Mallen (Senior in COSC). Team 1 solved 6 out of 9 problems, placing 38th out of 170 teams in the region. Team 2 consisted of David Herzfeld (Junior in BIEN), Gabe Van Eyck (Junior in COSC), and Andrew Varner (Junior in EECE/COEN). Team 2 solved 8 out of 9 problems, placing 16th out of 170 teams in the region and 3rd place in the state of Wisconsin, behind two University of Wisconsin Madison teams. Marquette placed 1st and 3rd at the UW Oshkosh site.